Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-24
DAKOTA coNDENsATIoNs.

Lincoln county is in need Of a new
court house.
". g. r. u. services ct Sioux Fails
Monday night were attended by 1900
people.
AT no time since 1880 has the mail been
delayed 80 often at Bookings as this
winter.
It is stated that the closing OF the
Canton saloons has rot stopped the sale
OF liquors.
The people at Woonsocket and Grow
Laka are moving to establish 8 new mail
route from one place TO the other vie
PARSONS and Gordon.
The engine Of Greenwood mill al
Deadwood was blown up Monday with
giant powder. II is said that dissatis.
fisd workmen are responsible.
Elk Point revival meetings are being
largely attended and with good results.
Rev. MIR. Sellsck, of WATERFOWL, is there
assisting at che NJ. 3. church.
On account OF sickness Rev. Mr..
Ward Of Mitchell will not he able to fiji
his engagement for a series of meetings
in the Congregational church at Huron.
Miller's ministers, with the aid OF
others from Huron. Blunt and Pierre are
still continuing their meetings ID which
the citizsns IRE taking considerable in
terest.
Huron attorneys are not anxious to
have Kingsbury county taken out OF
the fifth judicial district, o are the
attorneys Of that county desirous Of 3
change.
Jim Merrill has lived twenty years in
Big Sioux township. He says he never
saw go little hay and fodder between
Elk Point and the Big Sioux bridge at
this time Of the year.
The extreme cold weather. scarcity Of
water and in some cases scarcity of feed
are hard on stock in Hand county. Many
cattle owners IRE compelled to sell at
low prices or snffe or total loss.
The general store OF Mcdonald 4
Ensign at Cando. Towner county, was
totally destroyed by the fire Monday
morning, Loss, $1,000; fully insured.
The firna will probably rebuild.
a rousing railroad meeting was held
st Canton Saturday evening, and con-
siderable talk was indnlged in Tor and
against the completion of branch Of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
ern to that city.
Preparations hayo actively begun 1t
Mitchell for the tiremen's tournament IN
Juns. At q meeting Monday the Byci.
Gle club, Of Mitchell, Numbering over
twenty members. deeided to corporate
with the firemen.
In 9 letter received by o Mitchell at
torney from = Washington gentleman!
the following occurs: "You may look
for 8 surprise in the general land Office
before long, and I think an agreeable
one to the people OF Dakota,
A division Of the uniform rank,
knights Of Pythias, has been organized
ct Huron with the following officers:
john 81. Alexander. captain; u. r.
Frisbee, first lieutenant; %. II. Helm,
second lieutenant; w. B. Cronk, guard;
Ed 81. Aplin, sentinel.
The cars belonging to the Milwaukee
& st. Paul road IN which the steam
heating apparatus has been placed, were
successfully operated ON the Chicago
division during the past week. The
i've cars comprising the train will be
transferred to Dakota in the hope OF
enoountering q genuine western blizzard,
"a 3 test before being finally adopted.
Some anxiety is coming TO tie surface
Of Huron among the liquor men as to
the inat outcome Of the local option
bill. Assuming that the measure will
become q law the liquor sellers and
aalconynent are preparing to meet it with
q much defiance % possible. They will
have their forces we'll drilled and every
Ct bis post on election Hay in %coun-
wsrs there is any show for the
defeat Of the bill.